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Disabling of Stratocruiser Said Sudden SEATTLE W A Pan American World Airways pilot, testifying at a hearing on the ditching of a Ha waii - bound airliner March 26 with the loss of four lives, said Tues day:" " v "We ' were " flying perfectly smoothly one second and in the next second there was a heavy vibration." Capt. Herman S. Joslyn said he quickly took over from the auto matic pilot and was t the controls when the No." 3 engine fell out of the stratocruiser's wing. Joslyn said thjere wasn't time enough to, lighten the plane by dumping' the heavy load of gaso line as the plane stayed aloft for only about five minutes, t - The pilot was a leading witness at a Civil Aeronautics Board hear ing into the. circumstances of the mishap off the . Oregon coast in which four died and 19 were res cued from life rafts. - The plane went down steadily, Joslyn testified, because "a cir cuitbreaker had popped" and the remaining three engines . couldn't be stepped up to full power. -The captain explained that the fuel dumping rate of the big fodr engined plane is 2,160 pounds in a minute, aod it had about 42,000 Eiunds of fuel when it left Port nd for the Trans-Pacific flight. Joslyn said the ditching itself was -"smoother than I expected," but water quickly rose to the cockpit windows. No Siga of Panic He said there was no sign of panic among either the passengers or the crew. M. F. Kerwick, the plane's sec ond officer, testified there was "no -evidence of fire in the engine nacelle" and the first indication of trouble was "a very severe vibration." "Within seconds," he added; 'I would judge less than five seconds v I heard a loud Teport." He said he radioed several dis tress calls - and received . an ac knowledgement from; San Francis co. : ... - . i : --. . Other Witnesses Other witnesses called were pas sengers Mr. and Mrs. Claude E. Hollister, Portland, Ore.; Stuart Bachman, Seattle, second engi neer; , Col. Clarence M. Young, Pan-American executive vice pres ident for the Pacific - Alaska di vision; and Frank McKlveen, in vestigator in charge of the Seat tle CAB office. L Mrs. Hollister, whose husband is an aviation' adviser for the Indo nesian government, gave . vivid testimony. . "First I heard an explosion and then a crackling sound, and then this tremendous blue explosion," he. said. - - . ..- "The, engine seemed to fall down Mitchell to Review LoyaUy Oath in Medford Speech CHICAGO UB I Stephen A. Mitchell, former Democratic national chairman, will discuss the Democratic Party loyalty oath at the annual Roosevelt . Memorial Dinner in Medford, Ore., Saturday. Mitchell said i here ' that elimi nation of the party loyalty oath would be no bar to ejection of delegates whose i party loyalty is challenged. I ! Linda Asks ; For Divorce From Tyrone HOLLYWOOD (UP) - Linda Christian, separated from Tyrone Power since Oct 12, filed suit Tuesday to divorce the actor on grounds of cruelty. ' j The actress asked the court ' to award community property and "reasonable" support for herself and their two children. "'-.!. Miss Christian also sought cus tody of the children, Romma, 3, and Taryn, 2. j f Her lawyer said Power, : now in Boston with a play, will not con test the divorce.! The attorney added that a small fortune in jewels given Miss Christian by wealthy .Robert Schlesinger, object of a recent court hassle, were not divided as community property because she received them 'after the separa tion. ) Power and the actress were married in Rome, Jan. 27, 1949. under the wing. I The. engine itself was in flames, like a ball of fire, as it fell." i I "Magnificent Job" - j Hollister praised the plane crew for doing a "magnificent , job" throughout the emergency.! He as serted, however there were not hand holds inside or outside of his life raft, those j aboard found no throw lines to toss to others in the water and the first aid kit did not appear to have any ammonia cap sules in iL . " i - Later. Pan American officials at the Bearing said he was mistaken on several points, . asserting the rafts were equipped with rope hand holds and throwing lines. Kerwick testified the three life rafts were threatened for a time being punctured by jagged metal from the shattered aircraft before they floated away. "Jagged metal where the fuse lage had sheared was protruding out at right angles to the fuse lage," he said. I "There was also jagged metal debris floating in the same area." j ; , - He suggested Ithat while a 'life raft is a wonderful piece of equipment,-possibly because of this hearing some improvements will be devised." I Statesman, StUrn, Or., Wad., April 20, 1955-fSac l-3 i . COMPANION FOR YOUR SVITS AND DRESSES! FAILLE COSTUME COAT Fashion favorite ... perfect over spring prints of suitsl Tuxedo front with big deep cuffs; modified fullness in back. Rich, 6-ply rayon faille in navy' and black; sizes 10-18. - - . : FASHIONS SECOND FLOOR Liberty Street -Court Street ST m m -I-'r Q;i f.WIIY UNADVERTISED ITEMS! HUGE REDUCTIONS! SHOP EVERY DEPARTMENT 1 Mens Department Liberty Street Regular 15.95-19.95 MENS LEISURE COATS . ! '. ' Sizes-34to44 Reg. 8.95-10.95 MEN'S ROBES. . ..... ' , t - , S-M Sizes Rayons and Cottons COTTON FLANNEL SPORTSHIRTS ........ ., .. f ? i Big. 2.98 Small Size Miracle Fibre DRESS SHIRTS ............. I 5.95 Ylue, If Perf. 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